The inmates are truly running the asylum. The election has seriously emboldened the Democratic Party, and now the left is solidly running things. If the Republicans stand with us, we have to punish the Democrats in 2014. That’s going to take effort. Our people are very bad at positive reinforcement, and that’s something we have to change.

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DFL=Democratic Farmer Labor. The progresso-facists in the twin cities area are somewhat different from the outstate demos. I believe we will see some outstaters cave. Happy year of the snake. Kinda appropriate.

Beat, that is part of it. One of the real consequence of gun control as being legislated(proposed) by extreme democrats is to reduce the amount of money being spent into often pro-gun, conservative /republican parties. When you ban something it has an economic impact on those that make the banned something and they have less money to be politically active with.

David Keene’s interview was conducted fairly and sensibly. I don’t know anything about the interview from the Denver Post but he seemed like a reasonable fellow.

As far aa I’m concerned David Keene is probably one of our best advocates right now on the public stage. Wayne LaPierre is looking tired and does not seem to have the depth of perspective on these issues. I’m glad it was David Keene who was summoned to Colorado.

He whined to the WashPo that the NRA goons were “drowning out gun control” in his state.

He almost got that correct. We do intend to drown it out, but the specter of the NRA is the least of his concerns. The 4,000 people who descended on the Capitol Wednesday were not there from the NRA or a robo-call telling them to move. They represented more than 10 organization who – for once – moved in lock-step fashion to oppose Gun Control. Everyone contributed, and there was not one single “leader” organization.

I can credit the Governor with one great thing: he brought MSI, NRA and others to the same table with all past transgressions forgiven and forgotten. Seriously, there is not one hint of backstage drama among us.

To the bigger issue: The Governor was supposed to get gun control as an easy win. He is failing. They are regrouping now, and we are still under the weight of a system completely stacked against us. They may win, but they will have to fight like hell to do so.

Also, Maryland elections fro House and Senate are in 2014. We are already planning to primary several lawmakers that do not go our way, and we are not shy about it. Our members are changing affiliation from R to D and telling their reps when they do.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL): Well, Chief Johnson, you heard it, the belief of the NRA is that the Second Amendment has to give American citizens the firepower to fight back against you, against our government.

Well folks, you heard it. The belief of Sen. Durbin and the Democrat Party is that, after Katrina when the New Orleans PD was looting, or when you are being shot at by LAPD in a case of mistaken identity, or when Chris Dorner is shooting at you because he thinks you may actually like someone in the LAPD, you the citizen absolutely must not be allowed the firepower to fight back against them.